List of Abbreviations

• ASCI, Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the Army
• ANL, Armée Nationale de Laos (Lao National Army)
• ANZUS, Australia, New Zealand, United States
• ARMA; ARMATT, Army Attaché
• ARVN, Army of the Republic of Vietnam
• BN, Battalion
• BNA, Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, Department of State
• BPR, Bureau of Public Roads
• CAT, Civil Air Transport
• CDNI, Committee for the Defense of National Interests
• CENTO, Central Treaty Organization
• CFEP, Council on Foreign Economic Policy
• CGUSAFPAC, Commanding General, U.S. Air Force, Pacific
• CGUSARPAC, Commanding General, U.S. Army, Pacific
• ChiCom, Chinese Communist
• CHPEO, Chief, Programs Evaluation Office
• CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
• CID, Committee for Industrial Development
• CIF, cartage, insurance, freight
• CINCNELM, Commander in Chief, United States Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean
• CINCPAC, Commander in Chief, Pacific
• CINCPACAF, Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Force
• CINCPACFLT, Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet
• CINCPAC POLAD, Political adviser to the Commander in Chief, Pacific
• CINCUSARPAC, Commander in Chief, U.S. Army, Pacific
• CND, Centre National des Documents (National Documents Center)
• CNO, Chief of Naval Operations
• CO, Commanding Officer
• COB, close of business
• CONUS, Continental United States
• CPR, Chinese People’s Republic
• CT, Country Team
• CY, Calender Year
• DCI, Director of Central Intelligence
• DCM, Deputy Chief of Mission
• DEPTAR, Department of the Army
• Deptel, Department of State telegram
• DF, Defense Forces
• DLF, Defense Liaison Fund; also Development Loan Fund
• DOD, Department of Defense
• DRV, Democratic Republic of Vietnam
• DS, Defense Support
• ECAFE, Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (of the United Nations)
• Embdesp, Embassy despatch
• Embtel, Embassy telegram
• ETA, estimated time of arrival
• FAL, Forces Armées de Laos (Armed Forces of Laos)
• FARK, Forces Armées Royales Khmeres (Royal Khmer Armed Forces)
• FDP, Free Democratic Party
• FE, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
• FE/SEA, Office of Southeast Asian Affairs, Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs, Department of State
• FKR, Free Khmer Radio
• FM (FMM), French Military Mission
• FY, Fiscal Year
• FYI, For Your Information
• GA, General Assembly
• GAO, Government Accounting Office
• GOF, Government of France
• GOI, Government of India
• GRC, Government of the Republic of China
• GUS, Government of the United States
• GVN, Government of Vietnam
• HCR, High Command for the Revolution
• HM, His Majesty
• HQ, Headquarters
• IBRD, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• ICA, International Cooperation Administration
• Icato, series indicator for telegrams from the International Cooperation Administration
• ICC, International Control Commission
• ICJ, International Court of Justice
• IDA, Institute for Defense Analysis
• IMF, International Monetary Fund
• INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
• IO, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State
• IRBM, Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile
• ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
• JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• KMT, Kuomintang
• LHL, Lao Hom Lao (Rally of the Lao People)
• LP, Luang Prabang (Royal capital of Laos)
• MAAG, Military Assistance Advisory Group
• MAP, Military Assistance Program
• MATS, Military Air Transport Service
• MLG, Military Liaison Group
• MPO, Military Planning Office (of SEATO)
• MSP, Mutual Security Program
• NAC, North Atlantic Council; also National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems
• NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• NCO, Non-Commissioned Officer
• Niact, night action, communications indicator requiring immediate action
• NIE, National Intelligence Estimate
• NLHX(Z), Neo Lao Hat Xat (Zat) (Lao Patriotic Front, political arm of the Pathet Lao)
• NSC, National Security Council
• OASD/ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
• OB, Operation Brotherhood
• OCB, Operations Coordinating Board
• OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense
• P&I, propaganda and information
• PA, Procurement Acquisition
• PACOM, Pacific Command
• PARU, Police Aerial Resupply Unit (Thailand)
• PAVN, People’s Army of Vietnam
• PEO, Programs Evaluation Office
• PL, Pathet Lao
• POLAD, Political adviser
• POW, Prisoner of War
• PRESWHO, President White House Office, series indicator for telegrams from the President
• refair, reference airgram
• reftel, reference telegram
• RG, Record Group
• RGL, Royal Government of Laos
• RKG, Royal Khmer Government
• RLG, Royal Lao Government
• RLP, Rally of the Lao People
• ROK, Republic of Korea
• RPL, Rassemblement du Peuple Lao
• RTG, Royal Thai Government
• RVN, Republic of Vietnam
• SAC, Strategic Air Command
• SC, United Nations Security Council
• SEA, Southeast Asia; also Office of Southeast Asian Affairs, Department of State
• SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
• Secto, series indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State when he is away from Washington
• SF, Special Forces
• SIDASP, Service interministerial de documentation et action social et politique (Interministerial Service of Social and Political Action)
• SNIE, Special National Intelligence Estimate
• SOA, Office of South Asian Affairs, Department of State
• S/P, Policy Planning Staff, Department of State
• SPA, Office of Southwest Pacific Affairs, Department of State
• S/S, Executive Secretariat, Department of State
• SVN, South Vietnam
• SYG, Secretary-General of the United Nations
• TAD, Temporary Assignment Duty
• TC, Division of Language Services, Department of State
• TDY, temporary duty
• TERM, Temporary Equipment Recovery Mission
• TG, Thai Government
• TO&E, Table of Organization and Equipment
• Toica, series indicator for telegrams to the International Cooperation Administration
• Tosec, series indicator for telegrams to the Secretary of State when is away from Washington
• UAR, United Arab Republic
• UK, United Kingdom
• UN, United Nations
• UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• UNGA, United Nations General Assembly
• UNP, Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs, Department of State
• UNSC, United Nations Security Council
• UNSYG, United Nations Secretary-General
• USAF, United States Air Force
• USARMA, United States Army Attaché
• USG, United States Government
• USIA, United States Information Agency
• USIS, United States Information Service
• USOM, United States Operations Mission
• USRO, United States Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Regional Organizations
• USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
• USUN, United States Mission at the United Nations
• VM, Viet Minh
• VN, Vietnam
• WE, Office of Western European Affairs, Department of State